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🌱 How a Renovo drug deal allegedly turned into a kidnapping

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Good morning to you Renovo! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Renovo drug deal allegedly turned into a kidnapping
  • How a rockslide on Renovo Road sent a truck spinning

Also on today's calendar: Fresh Express Food Bank- Renovo.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Warm with sun and clouds, with a high of 78 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 73, low: 45.
  • Saturday: Sunshine and less humid, with a high of 65 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• LH residents arrested for kidnapping, assault (lockhaven.com) — Two Lock Haven residents face kidnapping and aggravated assault charges after state police say a drug deal gone bad in Renovo Borough led to a woman being taken against her will, injured, and driven to Beech Creek Mountain. The victim reportedly sought help while at Bucktail Medical Center, and both suspects were arraigned with $50,000 bail and hearings set for early October.
   

• Police News – Sept. 30 (lockhaven.com) — State police at Lamar detail several recent incidents, including a serious hit-and-run involving a horse and buggy near Beech Creek and a rockslide-related crash on Renovo Road in Grugan Township. The report also covers a DUI stop, a drug possession case at Central Mountain High School, found property on US 220, and a trespassing call later deemed a civil matter.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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